Fleet Knitting Club was founded 40 years ago. We meet on the 1st Tuesday of each month at 8pm in the St Johns Ambulance Hall, 85 Clarence Road, Fleet, Hampshire, GU51 3RS,UK. Visitors are welcome.

Friday, March 02, 2007

March is here already

Gosh, another month gone by! It's time for me to tell you what's happening at our March meeting.

On Tuesday 6th March Gillian Lamb is coming to show us some multidirectional knitting. This is a technique for knitting a garment that often has only 2 ends to sew in when you've finished and very little making up. It is used mainly by hand knitters, but were working hard to translate it into machine knitting. If you're coming along, bring a pair of knitting needles and some yarn with you, so you can have a go. Gillian will be showing us some garments and samples knitted using the technique. The methods works for everything from knitted garments, to accessories, footware and it is also a much more interesting way of working squares for blankets.

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Challenges

No Challenge for 2018. Instead we will be asking you to knit for two Charities this year.

The first will be for the Friends of the Royal Marsden, Sutton Branch. We have supported them since 1998 and will continue to do so by sending them knitted items, and other new things that can be sold on their regular sales tables. These goodies will be delivered to the hospital at the beginning of December in time for Christmas.

A second more local charity will be chosen at the AGM in September. The collection of knitted items will be made at the July and delivered to them as soon as possible after that.